Water Use Program inventories surface and groundwater withdrawals and depletions by category, county, and river basin. The bureau maintains water-use databases and analyzes crop, weather, and water-use data. The bureau quantifies water requirements for irrigation and other uses and prepares technical reports for the water resources investigations and adjudication activities of the Water Resource Allocation and Litigation and Adjudication programs.
Water Conservation Program coordinates water conservation activities for the State of New Mexico. The program goals are to increase awareness regarding the value of our water resources; provide assistance to entities initiating water conservation plans and programs and, to assist in the development of state government policies which will encourage the implementation of water conservation measures in various water use sectors.
The water conservation resources are divided out by user group:
- Home Owners
- Educators
- Industrial, Commercial, Institutional (ICI)
- Public Water Suppliers
- Landscaping Industry
Other NMOSE Conservation issues of importance:
- New Mexico Plant List
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- Research and Technical Publications
- Policy Development
- WaterWise Building
- Drought Planning
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